Abstract
Drawing on insights from economic, political, and cultural theories of governance, this article investigates the determinants of governance for a large sample of countries, both developed and developing. The results indicate that countries with a history of Western European influence and with British common law origins have better governance. In addition to these exogenous and historically predetermined variables, economic factors such as openness to trade, resource-intensity in exports, and levels of economic development have a significant impact on governance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 394-406 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Contemporary Economic Policy |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Public Administration